The Portland daily press., 1887-10-19

NATIcK, Mass, Oct. 1S.-Sheriff Mitchell
arrived here this morning to see State De-
tective Bean, who has been looking up evil
dence in the Dexter affair Mr.. Bean now
has no doubt that the prisoners In Bangor
Jail are the men wanted. He said that he
always found Charles f. Stain TO be truth
teller when talking to officers, and he has
successfully worked up cases where Charles
gave the first clue. Mitchell himself told
stable keeper named Brooks here that he is
sure he has the right men.
Correcting Misstatements.
DEXTER, Oct 1S.-Much misinformation
has been given to the public about the Bar
ron mystery. The bank officers claim 10
have been grievously misrepresented in an
alleged interview about the case and the
reward offered. They deny saying the
things reported.
The friends of Barron. on the other hand,
claim that unwarrantsd assumptions have
been paraded as to facts favorable TO the sui
eide theory, while the most important mat
ters unfayorable to that theory are ignored.
The only man who examined the top of the
safe after the Barron murder testified as the
banks witness that the only things on 1t
yelope box. No lamp Of screwdrver was
there. Detective McCausland OF Boston ex-
amined the vault the day after Barron S
death He testified that there was no lamp
or screwdriver there then. Detective Heald
Of Portland examined the vault the next
day. he says no lamp or screwdriver was
there. The man who cut the gag from Bar
ron's mouth testified that it was tied tightly
and he had to try twice to get his fingers
under the string.
There are now many stories about Bar
ren's lack OF money. His habit in cashing
cneckS would be TO pass nut the cash. put
the check In the drawer and make no record
at the time of the check taken, until in the
course of business it was turned over to the
national bank and charged in the account
with that bank
Barron told people on the day Of the muir
der that he could give them checks but not
money. as the national bank was closed, it
being holiday. One small check was left
which the murderers found in a drawer. No
record of it existed. His charged checks
bank.
Within year previous to Barron's death
these numbered 80, ranging in size from 1914
to 5000 to say nothing of smaller checks,
hundreds in number. Barron's friends
claim that such checks constituted his cash
on hand.
They say that the gag used was exactly
like that used in the robbery of the Milford,
N. H., national bank in 1874 now in the pos
session of its cashier.
The report that the bank holds judgment
against the estate is utterly false. The estate
holds judgment and costs against the bank
and las another suit now pending against
the bank to recover insurance money.
Stain and Cromwell were hastily arrested
to prevent escape, and as they waived re-
QUESTION the officers had to start at once for
m nQxfQr adt ho4
they could not hold them to get witnesses
but must arraign them at once. These cir
cumstances drove them before the court be-
fore they were ready and made the present
delay necessary. -
Stains Winthrop Yarn.
WINTHROP, Oct. 1S.-With the permission
of Sheriff ]. II. Mitchell, reporter went to
Winthrop yesterday and obtained from Cash
Ter Benjamin of the Winthrop bank copy
of young Stains confession in regard to the
Winthrop bank robbery. 1t is attested at
the d in note signed by Sheriff Mitchell,
and as follows: Gleason went away from
home, and was gone, Il think, about four days.
He returnedihome, and he went away again.
One day before we started father David l..
Stain). Oliver Cromwell, Billy Scott and my
self Charles F. Stain), went to Boston with
our team, took the Star of the East and came
to Gardiner. We drove from there to Read
field Corner, stopped to supper, all night and
breakfast. That was Wednesday night. |
carried them as far as Sturtevant Hill, and
father told me to go to Baileyville and wait
until some time after II o'clock, and then
start toward the village until met them. Ii
was, should think about o'clock when
met them. | turned the horse Comwell
took hold of the hind part Of the wagon and
threw it around Then they threw their va
lises into the wagon. Father took a TOP or a
bush and switched the tracks in the road
where we turned the team. l could show
very near the spot now. They were on the
grass ground. Father always said we never
left trace behind. They jumped in
to the wagon. Father drove the horse We
went to Augusta and father and Comwell got
out near the shoe factory. | drove to Gardi-
ner, put up the horse at the johnson House
stable. anG got something to eat N.Y.
self at saloon. My horse was white with
foam. drove to Lewiston. There | met
father. Cromwell and Gleason. l had not
seen Gleason since he left our house in Med
field. Father had on false chin whiskers. /
left them and went home ON the train. They
sold the team before they came home. After
they got home they went up stairs. One day
AeshSA NoahO NONh anu WCul W tllG olONt WIFI
handful of bills which were spoiled; he
took on the cover anu put them in the fire
and then went up stairs. took off the cover
and saw them burning They carried the
bonds to New York, Cromwell and Gleason.
never saw Gleason after that. They were
gone some time, and Cromwell came back
alone; l have often thought that after they
sold the bonds Cromwell made away with
Gleason. We had black horse and light
two-seated wagon. / never knew how
father and Cromwell got to Lewiston"
Appended to the confession is the follow
ing: This is word for word as stain tells
me. 1t was Sturtevant Hill where ne left
them, instead of at the meeting house,
j. III. MITCHELL &.
In speaking of the contents of this con-
fession Cashier Benjamin said: "The whole
thing Is lie from beginning to end, and
know it.. Stains gang had no more to do
with It than the man in the moon. know
Sheriff Mitchell believes it, but you cannot
make me do so.'
Their Criminal Ra@nxr